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Re: Ask HN: Getting Started Investing

#11

These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.

Even if they are at LP levels, it will be difficult for them to get in to funds that have deal flow.

Re: Ask HN: Getting Started Investing

#12

If you're committed to investing in startups (as opposed to index funds/real estate), I'd recommend checking out AngeList's spinoff https://republic.co/ Their startups raise crowdfunded equity rounds that you can invest in for smaller amounts without meeting the requirements for being an accredited investor.

looks similar to seedrs http://seedrs.com (which was used by revolut to get investment AFAIK)

Re: Ask HN: Getting Started Investing

#13

These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.

But there's clearly a lot of people who still seek funding but can't find it, so how does that mesh with the idea that "there's too much money and not enough places to put it"?

Re: Ask HN: Getting Started Investing

#15
post #13

These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.

But there's clearly a lot of people who still seek funding but can't find it, so how does that mesh with the idea that "there's too much money and not enough places to put it"?

Some people seeking funding don’t seem like good investments.

Re: Ask HN: Getting Started Investing

#18
post #13

These days there is too much money and not enough places to put it. It’s difficult as an unconnected angel to find decent opportunities. If you met the threshold to invest as an LP in a fund that would keep you diversified and the GPs would have access that you do not.

But there's clearly a lot of people who still seek funding but can't find it, so how does that mesh with the idea that "there's too much money and not enough places to put it"?

Because most people doing things are not worthy of investment (i.e. crappy ideas, bad execution, not ready for investment, etc)

Re: Ask HN: Getting Started Investing

#20
Do you really want to invest in early stage, high risk ventures that have a low probability of return? Open a Vanguard or Fidelity account. Buy index funds. Invest regularly. In 10 - 15 years you'll have a small fortune.
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